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FRESCOS WITHIN PALLADIO'S ARCHITECTURE: MALCONTENTA, 1557-1575. Antonio Foscari. Lars Muller Publishers, Zurich, 2013. 298 pp. (11 foldout) with 267 ills. (212 col.). 25 x 15 cm. ISBN 9783037783702 In English.
Publisher's description: After Andrea Palladio -- Unbuilt Venice and Tumult and Order, the third volume by Antonio Foscari focuses on the frescos in the Villa Malcontenta in Venice The publication deals with the relationship between the three arts of architecture, painting and sculpture in the Renaissance era During the Renaissance, the contest to decide the order of rank among the fine arts, architecture, painting, and sculpture was an issue that also occupied the famous architect Andrea Palladio. He was convinced that architecture spoke for itself and did not require any ornamentation through painting. Nevertheless, frescos adorn the walls and ceilings of many of his villas. At the Villa Malcontenta, for example, one of Venice's best-known fresco painters of the day, Giovanni Battista Zelotti, was commissioned to design the interior. In Frescos, Antonio Foscari analyzes this fresco cycle, one that not only represents an outstanding example of trompe l'oeil based on architectural structures -- and which is closely modeled on Palladio's ideals -- but also sheds light on formative events within the family that commissioned Palladio. This publication contains a wealth of historical documents as well as photographs of the frescos by Matthias Schaller. Artist(s):Palladio, Andrea Indexing: Western, Europe — Italy — 1400-1600 — Architecture, Painting Plans: 73 Worldwide Number: 153933Paperbound $55.00x (libraries receive a 10% discount on this title)

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